Colonel Marling married on 18 May 1890, Beatrice Caroline, eldest daughter of F.H. Beaumont Esq., JP, DL, CA, of Buckland Court, Surrey. Colonel Marling was fond of cricket, shooting, hunting, golf and polo. In June 1899, he proceeded to Africa to rejoin his Regiment, and was present with the 18th Hussars at the Battle of Talana Hill, the retirement from Dundee to Ladysmith, the action at Lombard's Kop, the defence of Ladysmith, including the reconnaissance of 8 December. In June 1900, he was invalided home with enteric fever, but returned to South Africa again in February 1901. Major Marling had command of his Regiment in the field from 10 April 1901 to 31 May 1902, during the operations in the Transvaal, the Orange River Colony and on the Zulu Frontier of Natal, and was twice mentioned in Despatches and promoted to the command of the 18th Hussars 2 Feb 1902, awarded the CB (London Gazette 17 July 1902) and the Queen's Medal with five clasps and the King's Medal with two clasps. In 1905 Colonel Marling was promoted Brevet Colonel and appointed to the command of the York Garrison and District. On 2 Feb 1906, he completed four years in command of his Regiment. In 1909 he was made a temporary Brigadier-General in South Africa, and retired in 1910 owing to injuries received by his horse falling on him while on duty. In 1914, he volunteered for active service and went to France in Sept 1914 and served at the front on the Headquarters Staff, Indian Army Corps, till 1915, when he was invalided home with congestion of the lungs. He was awarded the Mons Star for 1914. Colonel Marling's seat was Dedbury Park, Tidenham, Gloucestershire, where he owned some 6,000 acres. He was a JP and DL and County Councillor for Gloucestershire and a JP for Monmouthshire and DL for the City and County of Bristol.

Commemorative: 1. Vault at church. 2. Oak pulpit and reading desk at Great Rissington Church, Glos.

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